{"id":9146,"date":"2026-11-10T19:32:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T02:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2026-11-10T19:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T02:32:37","slug":"twenty-twenty-six-day-three-one-four-more-vegan-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/10\/twenty-twenty-six-day-three-one-four-more-vegan-options\/","title":{"rendered":"[twenty twenty six day three one four]: more vegan options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a carnivore, it constantly surprises me how much can be made vegan. Case in point: baklava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is from Gypsy Queen<\/a> in Asheville. Now, I make vegan baklava, and not only am I good at it, I’ll argue, as a long-time baklava maker, that baklava made from vegan butter is generally lighter, flakier and more flavorful than its real-butter counterpart. But it still surprises me when other people make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gypsy Queen has a wide selection of vegan options – vegan kafta, vegan shwarma, and vegan falafel (yes, falafel normally should be vegan, but that doesn’t stop a lot of places from making it in profoundly non-vegan ways). And all of it was tremendously delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The great thing about Lebanese cuisine is how much it lends itself to vegan cooking – meaning my wife and I can enjoy ethnic food, and her chosen diet, together at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s a wonderful thing to treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-the Centaur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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